US1813330A

US1813330A - Folding table

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Publication number: US1813330A
Application number: US237475A
Authority: US
Inventors: Vidal Emil
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1927-12-03
Filing date: 1927-12-03
Publication date: 1931-07-07
Anticipated expiration: 1948-07-07

Description

E. VIDALY FOLDING TABLE July '7, 1931.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 5, 1927 .lllllllxrl l lllllllllllJlnAn I l I l l l l l l l l l I l l I IILIPI lllllllllllrlla/Illllllll dullllilmnl" E. VIDAL FOLDING TABLE Filed Dec.

July 7, 1931.

5, 1927 2 sheets-sheet 2 llll A15 A further object is to provide an improved .of the top 1 to reinforce and strengthen the y;

2 device provided with improved frame memhinges 7, the legs being arranged to be folded 45 which .the legs and end .frame members are `"permit the braces to be folded into parallel Patented July 7.1931 j .r v 1,813,3301

A UNITED "STATES PATENToFFiCE EMIL vIDAL, or sAN'rnANciso, oAnironNiA FOLDING TABLE Appiication inea December 3, 1927. serial No. 237,475.k My invention relates to improvements in 'Fig. 7 is a bottom plan viewof the table v folding tables wherein legs and braces are with the topfpanels extended and the legs and arranged to be folded in parallel relation braces in folded position; andv against and between foldable top panels Fig. 8 is a bottom view Vof the table with f whereby lthe table may be collapsed to occupy the legs, braces, andl frame members.V extenda minimum' space. ed to operative positions. `The primary object of my invention is to Referring vvto the drawingsthe numeral 1 provideafolding table of improved construcis used to designate in general a; table top tion. -formed from aplurality of panels hingedly Another object is to provide an improved connected along adjacent longitudinal edges construction wherein legs andl braces may be by means of suitable hinges 2.' Cleats 3 are readily extended from a foldedV position and secured upon the under sides of the top panels detachably connected in extended position to adjacent the ends thereof, and cleats 4 are obtain a rigid and stable table. secured along the outer longitudinal edges construction wherein legs and substantial Vtop. A center cleat 5 is secured transverse braces may. be folded between the folding ly at the center ofeach panel; Y Y Y anels of a top to occupy a minimum space. Legs 6 are hingedly secured upon the top- Another iobject is to provide an :improved `1 adjacent the corners thereof rby means 'of bers and braces to obtain increased stability. against the under side of the top and parallel A still further object is to provide animto the longitudin'l edges thereof.y Longi- 'proved device vof the character described `tudinal braces 9 are p ivotally mounted upon u which is light and compact when folded and vthe unde-r side of the center cleats 5 and arwhich will afford a relatively large andrigid rangedto'be extended outwardly and down- F5 table surface when extended. ywardlyinto detachable engagement withthe I accomplish these and other objectsby legs 6.` -1 f v means of thev impro-ved device disclosed in The braces 9 are vpreferably slotted at each the drawings forming a part of the present end, as at 11, to engagey angle plates 12 upon 30 application wherein hk@ Characters of'. refthe cleat 5 and angle plates 13 secured upon 5 9( 'i Verence are used k.to designate similar parts thek legs." The braces are pivotally movable throughout the specification and drawings, upon suitable -pins extending through theM and in which-` l slotted end of the braces and the angle lplates `Fig. 1 is a side elevationofmy'improved 12, saidbraces lbeing permanently secured table in extended position; Y upon the top 1. Cotter pins 1 4, or other suit- Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the'tabie; able detachable Securing members; are n- Fig. 3 isatransverse section taken upon Sehed through OPehlhgS fofmed 1h. the free the une 3-3 Orrig. i in the direction indi- Slotted ends 0f the braces and apertures gated; formed in the angle plates 13 to detachably j y Fier. 4 is an end elevation of the Vtable in 'secure the braCeS't-O hhelegs Whh the table in f o1 d ebd position; Y is extended.- VThe braces' are .preferably sef Fia.. 5 is an end elevation with the top pmb cured upon theside .of the` cleat 5 adjacent D f `to the leg to which .the brace 1s secured,V and els extended, and showing the manner in ,the plates 12 are Offset from each other to @Xhhded t0 Operative-Position; relationextendinfr toward the o e pposite end Y fF'lg 1S a PlhylVY 0f the tabl@ 1h folde'd ofthe table whenbfolded whereby the braces position as shown in Fig. 4, theextendedpgsimay be made 0f increasedlength, tions of the topiv panels being shownin dotted Transverse braces16 are. pivotally mount- 5 lines; y led upon .the under side of the'top y1 adjacent the ends thereof, said braces being preferably secured to the top by means of interlinking eyelets 17 adapted to permit a substantially universal pivotal movement of the brace relative to the top 1. The free end of each brace 16 is slotted and arranged to receive a c otter pin or other detachable securing element 14', said slotted end and securing member being arranged to engage and detachably secure the brace to an angle plate 15 secured upon a leg 6.

vEnd frame members 18 are pivotally mounted as at 19 upon the legs 6 upon one side of the table. The members 18 when in folded position extend longitudinally along `the legs 6 to which they are connected, and are movable with said legs yinto and out of folded relation to the table top 1. When extended, the members 18 extend across the ends of the table top v1 rand .are engaged and detachably supported upon blocks 2O secured vupon the opposite legs 6.

Hooks 21 are pivotally mounted upon a longitudinal edge of the top 1, said hooks being arranged to engage pins 22 secured in the opposite longitudinal edge of t-he top 1 when folded as best shown in 6 of the drawings. lVhen the table is extended, the hooks 21 are moved to engage pins 23 mounted upon the free ends of the frame members 18 to hold the same in operative position across the ends of the tables as best shown in Figs. 2 and l8 of the drawings. A hook 24 mounted upon one edge ofthe top vis arranged to engage a pin 26 upon the opposite edge when the top is folded.

In operation, the table is folded by removing the detachable securing members v14 and 14" Yand folding the legs 6, and

braces

9 and 16 into parallel relation extending longitudinally along the under side of the table top 1, as shown in Fig. 7, the end frame members 18 ybeing swung into parallel relation with `the legs to which they are connected. The legs 6 and members are folded into axial alinement and substantially meet at the transverse center line of the -table top the pins 23 mounted upon the ends of the members 18 kbeing received in notches .27 formed upon theends of the opposite menr bers 18 as shown in Fig. 7. `When the legs and braces Yhave been thus folded, the `panels of the top 1 are folded together along their hinged longitudinal edges and secured by the

hooks

21 and 24 thereby effectively holdi110' .the table in folded position.

'lboextend tlreftable,the legs Glare swung outwardly on theirhinges 7, the members 18 being carried 'with thelegs 6 `to which they .are connected to the position indicai ed in dotted lines at the right in Fig. 5. The members 18 are then swung upon their pivot mountings 19 to the posit-ion vindicated in full lines in Fig. 5,-the free end of .said members 18 `being received between the table top 1 and mounted upon `the under .side

the block 20 whereby each end frame member forms a rigid support across the end of the table. The hooks 21 are then moved to engage the pins 22 to retain the members 18 in operative position. The

braces

9 and 16 are then swung to engage the

angle plates

13 and 15 respectively and the securing

members

14 and 14 inserted to detachably secure ,the braces to the legs 6. The braces are made sufficiently long to engage the legs G at points well spaced from the level of the table, thereby effectively bracing the extended structure and affording a rigid table.

VvWhen folded, the table occupies but very little space thereby permitting it to be easily packed for .transporting or storage. The space between .the folded side panels of the top may be utilized for packing space if desired.

The specific details of construction may be modified in numerous ways without departing from the spirit of my invention. il therefore do not wish to restrict myself V.to the specific details of construction disclosed, but desire .to avail myself of all modifications which may fall within the scope of the .appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and .desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. A folding 4table comprising a rectangular top formed from a vplurality ,of foldable .panels hingedly connected along adjacent longitudinal ec ges; legs hingedly connected to the topf; a pair .of longitudinal :braces mounted upon each side of thetop, and .pivotallyconneetedy at one endof each brace upon the under side of the top adjacentthe center thereof and arranged to incline .outwardly and downwardly into detachable.engagement 1 with the legs, thev braces of .each pair being connected upon opposite sides 'ofthe transverse centerline .of the table topl and being foldable into inoperative folded positions eX- tending across the centerline -to the endofthe table top lremote from the pivot mounting and overlapping the jpivoted end of the adjacent brace; and transverse braces pivotal-ly ,of the top adjacent the ends thereof vand .arranged tto be extended into detachable engagement with the legs, said longitudinal and transverse braces and ,legs being foldable into substantially parallel relation extending longitudinally against the ,under side of the top and between the panels when folded.

2. A folding table comprising a rectangular top formed f rom a plurality of foldable panels hingedly connected along adjacent longitudinal edges; legs ,hingedly' connected tothe top; a'pair of longitudinal braces mounted upon each side of the top and pivotally connected at one end of each'brace vupon the under side of the top adj acentthe center thereof and arranged to incline outwardly-vl into detachable engagement with the legs, the braces of each pair being connected upon opposite sides of thev transverse centerline ofthe table top and being foldable into inoperative folded positions extending across the centerline to the end of the table top remote from the pivot mounting and overlapping the pivoted end of the adjacent brace; and transverse braces pivotally mounted upon the under side of the top adjacent the ends thereof and arranged to be extended into detachable engagementy with the legs, said braces and legs being foldable into substantially parallel relation extending longitudinally against'the under side of the top and between the panels when folded; and

a rigid one-piece end framel member pivotal-l ly connected at one end thereof t0 one of the legs upon each end of the table and arranged to be extended across the ends of the table into detachable engagement with the opposite legs, said frame members forming continuous support for the ends of the top panels and being movable into parallel relation with the legs Vfor folding therewith between the panels.

In witness whereof, I hereunto set my signature.

EMIL VIDAL.